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by roywiggins 2520 days ago
The best comparison is Sweden, which is right next door, culturally and linguistically similar, but does not have oil like Norway does.
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But is does have more and more easily used land. And while it looks very similar from outside Scandinavia it doesn't look quite so similar close up. Culturally similar but far from the same.

Topographically they are quite different, timber is more profitable in Sweden for instance because the country is much flatter and transport is much easier.

The two countries have different challenges to overcome and different histories that still affect the way people think.